Introduction: Time Traveling with My Gerbil Brain My computer is a mess, and my brain is hyperactive. Everyday, I write something other than what I’m meant to be working on. It could be the germ of an idea or awareness, advice, a slice of my own life; a bit of prose or poetry, snippets of […]
Tired of Fighting About Household Chores?
The Winning Strategy That Will Save Your Relationship This post also appears on Medium “When Cleaning Windows,” 1943. Photo by Austrian National Library on Unsplash A Half-Century of Chore Wars It all started in the 70s, the result of that new-fangled notion of “gender equity.” Before that, men and women had defined roles. Mothers […]
I Don’t Usually Yell at Other Writers
But I Can’t Keep My Mouth Shut Any Longer This piece is also on Medium Something is very wrong with the punctuation used in the sentence below. I’ve seen many errors like this one on Medium and elsewhere on line: It often sounds like “good vibes only” or “just be positive”. The source of this […]
Consequential Strangers Offer Something a Soulmate Can’t
How to Get a Surprising and Healthful “Shot” of Connection from Someone You Barely Know
Never Pass Judgment Until You’ve Walked in Their Shoes
4 Accidental Lessons of Not-Learning a Language Note: You can also read this piece on Medium Meeting Judy When I first begin to spend time in Paris in 2009, a sorority sister introduces me by email to “Judy” (not her real name), her childhood friend from Great Neck. Judy now lives in Montmartre and is […]